Europa 2020 Strategy - Finland´s National Programme, Spring 2012

• Europa 2020 Strategy -Finland´s National Programme, Spring 2012
  19.04.2012  |  pdf, 477 Kt

Summary

In 2010 the European Council decided on a new economic and employment strategy. The vision of the Europe 2020 Strategy, which extends to 2020, is smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth. The strategy sets EU-wide targets for employment, research and development expenditure, climate policy, education and reducing poverty. Every Member States sets its own corresponding national targets.

Finland’s national targets are the raising of the employment rate of 20–64 year-olds to 78%, maintaining R&D spending at a minimum of 4% of GDP, reaching the climate and energy targets agreed in the EU, raising the proportion of 30–34 year-olds with tertiary-level education to 42%, keeping the proportion of 18–24 year-old early school leavers below 8%, and reducing the number of people living at risk of poverty and social exclusion.

According to the national programme, economic growth requires in Finland an improvement in competitiveness, the safeguarding of the long-term sustainability of public finances, diversification of the production structure, full utilisation of labour and increased competition.

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• Eurooppa 2020 – strategia - Suomen kansallinen ohjelma kevät 2012
  19.04.2012
• Europa 2020 -strategin - Finlands nationella program, våren 2012
  19.04.2012

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